For a police and/or fire response to any false alarm, the following procedure shall be followed:
(A) For a response to premises at which no more than two false alarms have occurred within the preceding 90-day period, no civil penalty shall be charged, but the Chief of Police shall send the subscriber owning or leasing the alarm system a letter by certified mail apprising him or her of each false alarm and the consequences of future false alarms, and directing him or her to rectify the situation. The letter of notice shall be sent after the first false alarm occurring in any 90-day period;
(B) For a response to premises at which three or more alarms have occurred within the preceding 90-day period, a civil penalty shall be imposed upon the subscriber for each such response in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 11, § 11.01 of this code.
(1989 Code, Title VI, Ch. 60, § 4) (Ord. passed 8-13-1991; Ord. 2016-07, passed 4-12-2016)